Association of Moving Image Archivists
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The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) is a 501(c) not-for-profit organization established to advance the field of moving image archiving
by fostering cooperation among individuals and organizations concerned with the acquisition, description, preservation, exhibition and use of moving image materials.
. It renamed itself the Association of Moving Image Archivists and held its first conference in 1990, and the following year formally constituted itself as an individual member-based professional body. Although AMIA's only office and salaried employees are based in the US, its membership is now drawn from across the world, with international members now constituting approximately one fifth of the total. Further information on the origins and history of AMIA can be found here.
and associated sound recordings: in practice, most of the membership are professional archivists
(both public sector
and commercial
) and people working in associated professions, e.g. librarianship
, the film
and television
industry or academics
in related fields. AMIA offers both individual and institutional membership. Only individual members have voting rights and are able to participate in the work of AMIA committees.
, which is elected by the membership on a two-year cycle, and chaired by a president. The Board oversees and ratifies the work of the sub-groups through which the work of the organization is undertaken. The last significant changes to the governing structure were undertaken in 2009, when the present structure of committees and task forces was introduced.
in North America
. The last one took place in Austin, Texas
, from November 16-19, 2011. The dates and city for the 2012 conference have not yet been announced.
Digital Asset Management
This annual event offers in-depth information on a rapidly advancing technology. As the world's largest professional association of moving image archivists, AMIA is uniquely poised to bring together a broad range of experts in examining the lifecycle of a digital audiovisual asset.
E-mail Discussion List
AMIA operates an E-mail discussion list, known as AMIA-L, and a web-based forum (the forum was launched on July 16, 2010) to facilitate professional communication and debate within the field. Subscription to both is open to AMIA members and non-members, and is free of charge. Topics that frequently arise in online discussion include news stories
and media coverage related to moving image archiving, technical issues, requests for information about specific films or archive footage
for re-use in TV productions, copyright
and media history in general. Potential subscribers to AMIA-L should be aware that this is a relatively high volume list, often generating 30-40 postings a day. All AMIA-L postings are archived online and available for public access. AMIA also operates closed areas of the forum and a separate e-mail list to which only its members may subscribe, the remit of which is limited to discussing the business of the organization and the work of its committees and task forces.
and edits the academic journal
The Moving Image, which is published by the University of Minnesota Press
.
. This takes place annually at the conference, but Reel Thing events have also been held elsewhere, including at the Amsterdam Biennale (film festival
) in April 2007 and in Los Angeles
in July 2008 and August 2009.
.
Workshops
AMIA provides workshops
covering a range of archival activities. Workshops are offered primarily in conjunction with the annual conference, but AMIA also offers regional workshops when possible. Recent workshops have included: Digital 101, Cataloging
& Metadata
, Kodak Imaging Technology and Workflow
Options; Safeguarding Your Audio Visual Assets; Archival Film Presentation for Projectionists
and Access Copy Production for Archivists.
On October 27 each year AMIA members participate in and promote The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. In 2006 at its 33rd session the General Conference of UNESCO declared 27 October as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. It is a unique occasion to raise awareness of the importance of sounds and images as a source of history of the last 150 years and of the importance of preserving them and making them accessible to whoever is interested in their content.
Film preservation
thumb|300px|Stacked containers filled with reels of [[film stock]]The film preservation, or film restoration, movement is an ongoing project among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images which they contain...
by fostering cooperation among individuals and organizations concerned with the acquisition, description, preservation, exhibition and use of moving image materials.
History
AMIA has its origins in an informal grouping of film and television archivists in the United States, the Film and Television Archives Advisory Committee (F/TAAC), which had existed since the mid-1960s1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
. It renamed itself the Association of Moving Image Archivists and held its first conference in 1990, and the following year formally constituted itself as an individual member-based professional body. Although AMIA's only office and salaried employees are based in the US, its membership is now drawn from across the world, with international members now constituting approximately one fifth of the total. Further information on the origins and history of AMIA can be found here.
Former Presidents
- 2009-2011: Wendy Shay
- 2005-2009: Janice L. Simpson
- 2003-2005: Milt Shefter
- 1999-2003: Sam Kula
- 1997-1999: Linda Tadic
- 1996-1997: Andrea Kalas
- 1995-1996: Maxine Fleckner Ducey
- 1994-1995: Eddie Richmond
- 1993-1994: Ernest Dick
- 1992-1993: Chris Horak
- 1991-1992: Bill Murphy
Membership
Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in the preservation of moving imagesFilm preservation
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and associated sound recordings: in practice, most of the membership are professional archivists
Archivist
An archivist is a professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to information determined to have long-term value. The information maintained by an archivist can be any form of media...
(both public sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
and commercial
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
) and people working in associated professions, e.g. librarianship
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
, the film
Film industry
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
industry or academics
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
in related fields. AMIA offers both individual and institutional membership. Only individual members have voting rights and are able to participate in the work of AMIA committees.
Governing structure
AMIA is governed by a Board of DirectorsBoard of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
, which is elected by the membership on a two-year cycle, and chaired by a president. The Board oversees and ratifies the work of the sub-groups through which the work of the organization is undertaken. The last significant changes to the governing structure were undertaken in 2009, when the present structure of committees and task forces was introduced.
- CommitteesCommitteeA committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
of the Board carry out the core management and policymaking functions of AMIA, e.g. running elections and organizing the conference. As the name suggests, their chairs are appointed directly by a Board vote, and although their members are volunteers drawn from within the wider AMIA membership, the rosters of Committees of the Board have to be approved by the Board. - Committees of the Membership are the bodies through which AMIA's professional presence in the field exists. They develop expertise, advocacy and education in the different topics and activities related to moving image archiving, e.g. preservation, copyright and cataloguing. Their rosters are volunteers from within the AMIA membership, and they elect their chairs directly.
- Task ForcesTask forceA task force is a unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity. Originally introduced by the United States Navy, the term has now caught on for general usage and is a standard part of NATO terminology...
are created by the Board of Directors to carry out a specific job which does not fall squarely within the remit of an existing committee, and are dissolved on completion of that task.
Committees and Task Forces
| Name | Type | Status | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-D Moving Image | Cttee of the Membership | Lapsed as of 2010 | Researches, promotes and develops understanding of the archival preservation of 3-D film and electronic moving images. |
| Academic-Archival | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes research and teaching in schools and universities related to archival moving images and sound, and the education and training of archivists. |
| Access | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Supporting archivists in providing access to their collections. |
| Advocacy | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Raising the public profile of AMIA and of the moving image preservation in general. |
| Awards and Scholarships | Cttee of the Board | Active | Nominates candidates for the AMIA's annual awards program. |
| Book Publishing | Sub-Committee of the Publications Committee | Active | Oversees and supports the publication of books under AMIA's auspices. |
| Book Publishing Program | Task Force | Dissolved | Initiated professional publishing activity overseen by AMIA. Its functions have now been absorbed into a sub-committee of the Publications Committee. |
| Bylaws Review | Task Force | Dissolved | Operated during 2008 to review and recommend updates to AMIA's bylaws as necessitated by the organization's evolution and changing priorities. |
| Cataloging and Metadata | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes and develops best practise in the description of and the creation of finding aids for archival moving images. |
| Conference | Cttee of the Board | Active | Programs the content of the annual conference. |
| Copyright | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Develops knowledge and expertise, informs and represents the membership on intellectual property issues affecting the profession. |
| Development | Cttee of the Board | Active | Oversees fundraising activity. |
| Digital Initiatives | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Develops knowledge and expertise, informs and represents the membership on the use of computer-based technologies in the preservation of and access provision to archival moving images. |
| Digital Issues Task Force | Task Force | Dissolved | This task force existed from 2001-02, charged with examining the ways in which AMIA could address the growing use of computer-based technologies for archival moving image preservation and access. The outcome of its work was the creation of the Digital Initiatives Committee. |
| Diversity | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes awareness of diversity issues within the field. |
| Education | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes and supports the education, training and professional development of moving image archivists. |
| Elections and Nominations | Cttee of the Board | Active | Nominates candidates for and oversees elections to the presidency, Board of Directors and committee chairs. |
| Future Directions | Task Force | Dissolved | This task force existed from 2007 to 2009 in order to draw attention to the rapid and fundamental changes that were taking place within the field, in particular those arising from the conversion from analog to digital technologies in media production. Among other initiatives, it organised events at the 2008 and 2009 conferences. The ongoing importance of this area was such that in 2009, the Board decided to re-form this group as a permanent committee. |
| Future Directions | Cttee of the Board | Planned | This committee, in the process of being formed as of February 2010, will review long-term trends within the field and form policies and initiatives for shaping AMIA's role in it. |
| Governance | Cttee of the Board | Planned | This committee, in the process of being formed as of February 2010, will oversee the development of, and any changes to AMIA's governing structure. |
| Independent Media | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes awareness of the importance of preserving media created outside traditional, large scale production organizations. |
| Internationalization | Task Force | Dissolved | This task force existed from 1998-99 and was charged with developing ways of boosting AMIA's overseas membership. |
| International Outreach | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Raises AMIA's profile and develops initiatives to boost membership and undertake activities outside North America. |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes awareness of the importance of preserving media representing sexualities other than heterosexual. |
| Membership Services | Cttee of the Board | Active | Oversees AMIA's membership structure, develops initiatives to grow membership levels and increase the proportion of members who actively volunteer. |
| Moving Image Related Materials and Documentation | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes awareness of the importance of preserving documents and other evidence that provides information and knowledge about preserved moving images, e.g. scripts, posters, production files, correspondence and advertising. |
| Newsletter | Sub-Committee of the Publications Committee | Active | Oversees the editing and production of the quarterly newsletter, distributed to AMIA's members (and to non-members by subscription). |
| Nitrate | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Researches, educates and raises awareness of nitrate film as a preservation medium and historical technology. |
| Preservation | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes best practise in and keeps the membership abreast of developments related to the technology and techniques of preserving archival moving images and sound. |
| Open Source | Cttee of the Membership | Planned | This committee, in the process of being formed as of February 2010, will develop and promote the use of open source software and technical standards in the archiving of digital audiovisual media. |
| Projection and Presentation | Sub-Committee of the Access Committee | Dissolved | This sub-committee existed from 2004 to 2008, and was replaced by the Projection and Technical Presentation Committee. |
| Projection and Technical Presentation | Cttee of the Membership | Active | This committee exists to promote technical best practice in the projection of archival moving images in theatres and other public settings. |
| Publications | Cttee of the Board | Active | Oversees AMIA's publishing activity. |
| Regional Audio-Visual Archives | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes awareness of the importance of geographically specific media and collections. |
| Scholarships | Sub-Committee of the Awards and Scholarships Committee | Active | Considers applications for, and makes recommendations to the Board for the award of the annual scholarships program. |
| Small Gauge/Amateur Film | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Researches, educates and raises awareness of the cultural importance of films made by non-professionals and of film technologies intended principally for consumer use. |
| Small Gauge Film Preservation | Task Force | Dissolved | This task force existed from 1999 to 2001, and was charged with developing ways of raising public awareness of the importance of small gauge film preservation. One of its outcomes was the creation of the Small Gauge/Amateur Film Interest Group. |
| Strategic Plan Implementation | Task Force | Dissolved | This task force developed a long-term plan for overhauling AMIA's management structure in 2007-08. |
| Television, News and Documentary | Cttee of the Membership | Active | Promotes awareness of the importance of non-fiction moving images as a source of historical evidence and cultural memory. |
| The Moving Image | Sub-Committee of the Publications Committee | Active | Oversees the editing, peer review process and production of the AMIA's academic journal, The Moving Image). |
| Website | Cttee of the Board | Planned | This committee, in the process of being formed as of February 2010, will oversee and manage AMIA's presence on the Internet. |
Activities
Annual Conference
One of the principal activities undertaken by AMIA is the annual conference, which takes place each fall at a different cityCity
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. The last one took place in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, from November 16-19, 2011. The dates and city for the 2012 conference have not yet been announced.
Digital Asset ManagementDigital asset managementDigital asset management consists of management tasks and decisions surrounding the ingestion, annotation, cataloguing, storage, retrieval and distribution of digital assets...
Symposium
This annual event offers in-depth information on a rapidly advancing technology. As the world's largest professional association of moving image archivists, AMIA is uniquely poised to bring together a broad range of experts in examining the lifecycle of a digital audiovisual asset.E-mail Discussion ListElectronic mailing listAn electronic mailing list is a special usage of email that allows for widespread distribution of information to many Internet users. It is similar to a traditional mailing list — a list of names and addresses — as might be kept by an organization for sending publications to...
and Online ForumInternet forumAn Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
AMIA operates an E-mail discussion list, known as AMIA-L, and a web-based forum (the forum was launched on July 16, 2010) to facilitate professional communication and debate within the field. Subscription to both is open to AMIA members and non-members, and is free of charge. Topics that frequently arise in online discussion include news storiesNews media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
and media coverage related to moving image archiving, technical issues, requests for information about specific films or archive footage
Footage
In filmmaking and video production, footage is the raw, unedited material as it had been originally filmed by movie camera or recorded by a video camera which usually must be edited to create a motion picture, video clip, television show or similar completed work...
for re-use in TV productions, copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
and media history in general. Potential subscribers to AMIA-L should be aware that this is a relatively high volume list, often generating 30-40 postings a day. All AMIA-L postings are archived online and available for public access. AMIA also operates closed areas of the forum and a separate e-mail list to which only its members may subscribe, the remit of which is limited to discussing the business of the organization and the work of its committees and task forces.
Publications
AMIA publishes a quarterly newsletterNewsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
and edits the academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
The Moving Image, which is published by the University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
The University of Minnesota Press is a university press that is part of the University of Minnesota.Founded in 1925, the University of Minnesota Press is best known for its books in social and cultural thought, critical theory, race and ethnic studies, urbanism, feminist criticism, and media...
.
Scholarships Program
The training of moving image archivists is central to AMIA's role as a professional organization and essential to the long-term survival of our moving image heritage. To this end, in addition to workshops and symposia, AMIA offers five annual scholarships to the value of $4,000, towards the tuition fees of students in education and training programs geared to the profession..Screenings and Events
AMIA organises a number of special screenings and events, notably 'The Reel Thing', a symposium in which scientists, lab technicians and moving image archivists demonstrate and discuss new developments in the technology of moving image preservationFilm preservation
thumb|300px|Stacked containers filled with reels of [[film stock]]The film preservation, or film restoration, movement is an ongoing project among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images which they contain...
. This takes place annually at the conference, but Reel Thing events have also been held elsewhere, including at the Amsterdam Biennale (film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
) in April 2007 and in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in July 2008 and August 2009.
Visiting Archivist Fellowship
As an international organization, AMIA also offers this fellowship to encourage professional exchange and enhance professional development to professional archivists from the developing worldDeveloping country
A developing country, also known as a less-developed country, is a nation with a low level of material well-being. Since no single definition of the term developing country is recognized internationally, the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries...
.
WorkshopsWorkshopA workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
AMIA provides workshopsWorkshop
A workshop is a room or building which provides both the area and tools that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods...
covering a range of archival activities. Workshops are offered primarily in conjunction with the annual conference, but AMIA also offers regional workshops when possible. Recent workshops have included: Digital 101, Cataloging
Library catalog
A library catalog is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations...
& Metadata
Metadata
The term metadata is an ambiguous term which is used for two fundamentally different concepts . Although the expression "data about data" is often used, it does not apply to both in the same way. Structural metadata, the design and specification of data structures, cannot be about data, because at...
, Kodak Imaging Technology and Workflow
Workflow
A workflow consists of a sequence of connected steps. It is a depiction of a sequence of operations, declared as work of a person, a group of persons, an organization of staff, or one or more simple or complex mechanisms. Workflow may be seen as any abstraction of real work...
Options; Safeguarding Your Audio Visual Assets; Archival Film Presentation for Projectionists
Projectionist
A Projectionist is a person who operates a movie projector. In the strict sense of the term this means any movie projector and therefore could include someone who operates the projector in a home video show or school. In common usage the term is generally understood to describe a paid employee of...
and Access Copy Production for Archivists.
Outreach
AMIA is affiliated with, and undertakes joint activities with, a number of organizations and projects worldwide. Examples include the Joint Technical Symposium, a conference organized in conjunction with the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Association, which focuses specifically on the technologies of archival moving image preservation and access; and plans for a joint annual conference with the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives in 2010.On October 27 each year AMIA members participate in and promote The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. In 2006 at its 33rd session the General Conference of UNESCO declared 27 October as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. It is a unique occasion to raise awareness of the importance of sounds and images as a source of history of the last 150 years and of the importance of preserving them and making them accessible to whoever is interested in their content.
Awards
AMIA operates a program of awards, conferred annually at the conference.- The Silver Light Award recognises outstanding achievement over the course of an archivist's career.
- The Dan and Kathy Leab Award is intended to recognise archivists who spent the whole or the bulk of their career within a single organisation, and whose contribution helped to shape or lead it, but which might not have been fully recognised in the wider field.
- The William S. O'Farrell Volunteer Award is, along with the Lindner Prize, AMIA's newest award, founded in 2008. Dedicated to the memory of one of AMIA's founders and staunchest supporters, it recognises volunteering beyond the call of duty and can be awarded to a recipient at any point in their career.
- The Maryann Gomes Award, dedicated to the memory of the former curator of the North West Film ArchiveNorth West Film ArchiveThe North West Film Archive is the professionally recognised public home for the moving image heritage of the North West of England....
in England, exists to enable a regional archivist from anywhere in the world to attend the annual conference, who would not otherwise have been able to afford to. - The Carolyn Hauer International Fund exists to enable archivists from the developing world to take part in AMIA's activities, and in particular to attend the conference.
- The James A. Lindner Prize recognises technical innovation in moving image preservation and restoration.
See also
- Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Association
- Association for Recorded Sound CollectionsAssociation for Recorded Sound CollectionsThe Association for Recorded Sound Collections as stated on their website, was "founded in 1966 [and] is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, study, publication, and information exchange surrounding all aspects of recordings and recorded sound."...
- International Federation of Film Archives
- International Federation of Television Archives
- International Association of Sound and Audiovisual ArchivesInternational Association of Sound and Audiovisual ArchivesThe International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives was established in 1969 to serve as a forum for international co-operation between archives, libraries, and individuals interested in the preservation of recorded sound and audiovisual documents...
- UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
- National Film Preservation FoundationNational Film Preservation FoundationThe National Film Preservation Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America’s film heritage. Growing from a national planning effort led by the Library of Congress, the NFPF began operations in 1997. It supports activities nationwide that...
- Film preservationFilm preservationthumb|300px|Stacked containers filled with reels of [[film stock]]The film preservation, or film restoration, movement is an ongoing project among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images which they contain...
- Optical media preservationOptical media preservationThe preservation of optical media is essential because it is a resource in libraries, and stores audio, video, and computer data to be accessed by patrons. While optical discs are generally more reliable and durable than older media types, environmental conditions and/or poor handling can result...
- Lost filmLost filmA lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
- Orphan filmOrphan filmAn orphan film is a motion picture work that has been abandoned by its owner or copyright holder; also, any film that has suffered neglect.-History:...
External links
- Association of Moving Image Archivists
- AMIA annual conference website
- International Federation of Film Archives
- International Federation of Television Archives
- Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archives Association
- Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries
- Video Aids to Film Preservation
- Moving Image Collections (US Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
database)